Coat and leg-protecting liner therefor



Nov. 15, 1960 R. s. JUSTAD com AND LEG-PROTECTING LINER THEREFOR FiledAug. 15, 1956 INVENTOR. FPO-SELL F1 $.JUSTHD /7 TTORN Y5 COAT ANDLEG-PROTECTING LINER THEREFOR Rosella Si Justad, 1610 W'. Mill, Austin,Minn:

Filed Aug. 15, 1956, Ser. No. 604,154.

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-86) This? invention relates to outer wearing apparel andmore particularly to a coat having lining construction capable offurnishing protection ofzthe legs of the wearer.

I am aware of certain proposed priorart clothirrgw; articles wherein acoat is provided with directly connected flaps or shields adaptedtosurroundthe legs of the user. In such. prior art clothes the pantlegscause theouter coat to. move closely therewith, because'of thedirect. attachment tosthe coat. Each step of. a wearer causes a correspondingfollowing movement of the coat to which the legs are attached, makingthe appearance of the coat awkward and unsightly during use.

Another ditficulty with such prior art coats lies in the complexity ofconstruction and the difficulty experienced by the user in convertingthe flaps to leg coverings. If more than a few seconds are required tomake the conversion, the wearer may well elect not to take advantage ofthe leg covering feature.

It is within the contemplation of the present invention to overcome theafore-mentioned difficulties and to provide a coat of pleasingappearance wherein an independent coat liner member is furnished withpanels adapted to be converted efficiently into leg coverings forprotection against cold and wet.

Another object of the invention is to provide an outer coat with aremovable liner, a portion of which is adapted to be converted to legcoverings having freedom of movement independent of the coat proper.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a coat and linercombination wherein the liner is provided with panels secured byconvenient fastener members having multiple co-action for economy andease in converting the panels to pant leg members.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fullyappear from the following description, made in connection with theaccompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to thesame or similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. l is an elevation of my coat liner construction showing the linerin open condition with the leg-encompassing panels in retracted andfastened position;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the panel members releasedand swung downwardly preparatory to encompassing the legs of the user;and

Fig. 3 shows my entire coat construction with the pant leg members inlowered position and fastened for use, portions of the coat being cutaway to show the independent character of the pant leg and liner memberswith respect to the coat proper; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, fragmentary view of a lower portion of the liningshowing the panel in retracted position, the zipper fasteners beingreleased for swin ing movement of the panel, and the dotted outlineshowing the lower position of the panel and the arrangement of zipperfastening members.

With continued reference to the drawings, my inven tion contemplates theuse of a coat liner indicated genl ice orally; at lflinFig. 1. The-coatliner 10 m'ay-'beconstructed of cloth or other flexible sheet materialhaving upper edge margins 11 extending around the sides and topoftheliner and-alower margin 12 extending. for the width. ofthe liner asshown. The liner 10 is provided with arm holes. 13 adapted to correspondwith the arm holes. of. a coat: as. will i be subsequently described.The upper edge margin 11 is provided with fastening, means such. as. theedge zipper 14 for co-operatively securing to anouter coat.l5havingicorresponding zipper fastening means 16secured to the-innersurface 17 thereof.

An important feature of the invention residesin the independentcharacter of lining 10 with respect to coat Eat the lowermost marginz18of thecoat. 15;- It will: be noted that the: co-operative fastening.means 14' and-16 does.notrextendsalong the bottom edge' 12 0f the liner10 and may. terminate at.19-, somewhat above the bottom edge 12 of theliner so asto'insure complete independencezand. freedom ofmovementbetween-the liner 10 and coat- 15 attire-respective lower edges 12 and18.

It' is. understood that the liner 10 is: symmetrical in character and.hence may be reversed in: osition against the-innersurface17 of coat.v15, the arm holes 1 3-matclring in either event with arms 20 of the coatand the respective edges 12 and 18 maintaining their same relationshipin either event.

Secured to the liner 10 are a pair of panels 21, each of the panelsbeing constructed of flexible sheet material which may be water-proofedand may be selected for warmth or cold wear as desired. Each panel 21has an upper edge 22, a lower edge 23 and a pair of spaced side edges,one side edge 24 lying adjacent the outer side margin 11 of liner 10 andthe other side edge 25 lying toward the center line 26 of the liner lit.The lower edge 23 of each of the panels 21 is secured hingedly to thesurface of liner 10 adjacent the lower edge 12 shown in Fig. 4. When thepanels 21 are not in use they present the appearance shown in Fig. 1,being in flat and releasably secured relation against the surface ofliner 10. When released from the liner 10 and swung to lower positionpre aratory to use, the panels have the appearance shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to Fig. 4 each of the panels 21 has a zipper member 27 atthe outer side edge 24 and a zipper member 28 at the inner edge 25.Corresponding zipper portions 29 and 30 respectively are secured to thesurface of liner 10 in the relation shown. The slide fastener 31 is adted to be permanently secured to the zipper portion 27 so that whenreleased from the zipper portion 29, it will remain with the panel 21and not with the liner 10. The slide fastener 32 on the other hand isadapted to remain with the zipper portion 30 on the liner 10 and becomecompletely separated from the zipper portion 28 when the panel 21 isreleased from its retracted position against one surface of liner 10.The panel 21 may then be swung about its hinged fastening line 23 intothe dot ed line position shown in Fig. 4, the slide fastener 31 being int e dotted line position there shown. Additional releasable fasteningmeans such as snap fastener members 33 and 34 may be provided to maintin the margin 22 flatly against liner 10.

With the liner 10 in secured'relation with the coat 15,

10. they mav move with the legs of a user while walking.

While the liner itself will follow the movement of the legs, the coat 15will retain a natural drape with the lower edge margin 18 beingindependent of the lower edge 12 of the liner as previously described.

It may thus be seen that I have devised a novel garment combinationwherein pant leg members may-be used or retained in readiness for use asdesired while maintaining an attractive style and an appearance ofindependently worn trousers. The garment combination of course hasparticular usefulness in supplying warmth and protecting the body andlower extremities from wind, snow, and rain without the bulkiness ofadditional independent garments.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of my invention.

What is claimed is:

In a coat construction, a liner therefor having a lower edge adapted tobe adjacent the lower edge of the coat during use, said liner comprisinga flexible sheet having means at the side and top portions thereof forsecuring to the inner surface of said coat, and a pair of flexiblepanels each having an upper, a lower, and a pair of spaced side edges,the lowermost edge being hingedly secured adjacent the lower edge of theliner and said side edges respectively having zipper fasteners, saidliner having a pair of corresponding spaced upright zipper fasten? ersfor holding each of said panels flatly against the surface of the liner,a slide member for joining a pair of zipper fasteners and mounted on thezipper fastener at one side edge of each panel, and a slide membermounted on an upright liner zipper fastener for joining the latter withthe zipper fastener at the other side edge of each panel, said panelsbeing swingable downwardly upon release of both of said co-operativezipper fasteners and capable of encompassing a leg of a user, the samezipper fasteners at the respective edges of a panel being securabletogether to form a pants leg substantially free swingable independentlyof the coat proper.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS265,043 Emanuel Sept. 26, 1882 1,772,298 Werber Aug. 5, 1930 1,778,712Botha Oct. 21, 1930 2,073,485 Knowling Mar. 9, 1937 2,186,918 Wolf Jan.9, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS 892,645 France May 15, 1944 1,063,787 FranceDec. 16, 1953 1,074,452 France Mar. 31, 1954

